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Boys Basketball: West Subsection 5A First Round: Sebeka neuters Pine River-Backus 68-30
Mike Isola
03/12/2010 - 2:19am
Cody Pulju (3) goes up for a jumper in the paint during the Trojans' 68-30 victory over Pine River-Backus Thursday night. Pulju reached 1,000 career points on the night with 15 points. He becomes the sixth boys basketball player in school history to accomplish the milestone. Photos by Mike Isola/Beyond the Bleachers

Two Sebeka players reached milestones as the top-seeded Trojans neutered the No.

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Girls Basketball: West Subsection 5A Semifinals: Big second-half propels Lady Trojans past Bertha-Hewitt 63-55
Mike Isola
03/11/2010 - 9:56am

Sebeka pulled a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde performance en route to upsetting top-seeded Bertha-Hewitt 63-55 in the West Subsection 5A title game Tuesday in Wadena.

Bertha-Hewitt was pretty much in control of the game in the first half, until the second-seeded Lady Trojans made a run just before halftime to trim the Lady Bears’ lead down to six, 36-30.

Jessica Lillquist accounted for half of the Lady Trojans’ first-half points. The sophomore tallied 16 points while senior Betsy Olson was limited to just eight points in the span.

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Boys Basketball: Sebeka bounces back to handle Park Christian 76-58
Mike Isola
03/07/2010 - 9:31pm

Sebeka bounced back from Friday’s loss to close out the regular season Saturday afternoon with a convincing 76-58 non-conference victory over the ninth-ranked Park Christian Falcons.

“It was great to see us respond to a tough loss with a hard fought win.” Sebeka coach Jon Lillquist said. “With back-to-back games we looked a little tired in the legs in the first half but after halftime we caught our second wind and took over the game.”

The win extended the Trojans’ home winning streak to 28 games.

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Girls Basketball: Sebeka cruises past Upsala 82-59 to reach subsection finals
Mike Isola
03/07/2010 - 6:07pm
Sebeka' Jessica Lillquist (45) sidestepped a few Upsala defenders in the paint en route to the basket.
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Boys Basketball: Staples-Motley ends Trojans’ 22-game win streak
Mike Isola
03/06/2010 - 1:12pm

Third-ranked Sebeka suffered only their second loss of the season when they dropped a tight 69-66 non-conference game to the Class 2A Staples-Motley Cardinals on Friday night.

The loss snaps the Trojans 22-game win streak. Sebeka last tasted defeat back in December 12 against the (then) top-ranked Class 2A New London-Spicer Wildcats 72-70 during the Tip Off Classic.

Four Sebeka starters posted double figures but the night belonged to the Cardinals’ senior forward Derek Wolhowe.

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Girls Basketball: West Sub-section 5A Quarterfinals: Olson becomes all-time scoring leader as Sebeka pounds Eagle Valley 61-42 (UPDATED)
Mike Isola
03/05/2010 - 6:49pm
Betsy Olson (11) became the Sebeka girls basketball team's all-time leading scorer Thursday when the senior dropped 17 points in the Lady Trojans' 61-42 victory.
File Photo by Mike Isola/Beyond the Bleachers

 

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Girls Basketball: Lady Trojans blindside New York Mills for share of PRC title
Mike Isola
03/03/2010 - 12:46am
Sebeka's Betsy Olson (11) eyes the basket while driving the lane in the Lady Trojans' 78-67 victory over New York Mills Monday night. The senior erupted for 20 points in the second half and finished with a game-high 31 points to help Sebeka gain a share of the Park Region Conference title. Photos by Mike Isola/Beyond the Bleachers 

Betsy Olson was determined to win this game.

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Wrestling: Area well represented in the state wrestling tournament that starts Wednesday
Mike Isola
03/01/2010 - 5:38pm

A total of 49 wrestlers from the Beyond the Bleachers coverage area garnered trips to the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament that starts on Wednesday and runs through Saturday.

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Wrestling: State Tournament Preview: Two teams return to defend titles; 17 individual champions return
Mike Isola
03/01/2010 - 5:27pm

Two of the three 2009 team champions return to defend their titles: the Simley Spartans in Class AA and the Apple Valley Eagles in Class AAA. Simley is looking for its third consecutive title, while Apple Valley is seeking its fifth straight title.

In the individual competition, 17 champions return for more gold medals—six in Class AAA, four in Class AA, and seven in Class A.

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Boys Basketball: Sebeka hangs on for 59-50 win over Pequot Lakes
Mike Isola
02/28/2010 - 6:43am
Sebeka's Joey Cuperus (1) flies towards the basket despite the efforts of two Pequot Lakes defenders in the Trojans 59-50 non-conference victory Saturday. Cuperus led all scorers with 18 points. Photos by Mike Isola/Beyond the Bleachers

Joey Cuperus’ rim-rattling dunk slammed the door shut on a wild second half as the third-ranked Trojans held on to defeat Class 2A Pequot Lakes 59-50 in a Saturday matinee.

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